diff --git a/jps/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/KotlinBuilder.kt b/jps/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/KotlinBuilder.kt
index 7266485c1ca..2c43fea01fb 100644
--- a/jps/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/KotlinBuilder.kt
+++ b/jps/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/KotlinBuilder.kt
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class KotlinBuilder : ModuleLevelBuilder(BuilderCategory.SOURCE_PROCESSOR) {
     }
 
     private fun initializeKotlinContext(context: CompileContext): KotlinCompileContext {
-        val kotlinContext: KotlinCompileContext
+        lateinit var kotlinContext: KotlinCompileContext
 
         val time = measureTimeMillis {
             kotlinContext = KotlinCompileContext(context)